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Love A Lake Stewardship hike to Rosary Lakes

  • Start date: 09/07/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 09/07/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The Love A Lake program offered by the Cascade Volunteers and the National Forest involves people or organizations adopting a lake in the Willamette National Forest. The adopted lake is visited several times a year to clean around campsites and remove fire rings that are too close to the lake. This Obsidian stewardship event to the Rosary Lakes will do just that. Being a hiking club what better way to help preserve our pristine lakes. We begin by following the PCT for 3 miles at a moderate pace from hwy 58 up to Middle Rosary Lake for lunch and a view of Pulpit rock. On the way back we stop at each campsite as we go fanning out to check for trash. We can split into several groups to check Shorelines for cans and fishing gear. The pace will be relaxed with stops at campsites. The elevation gain is gradual over 3 miles.

  • Event Leader: Wilken Lyndell

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trail Maintenance

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 140

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: 10 essentials, rain gear, lunch and water. Pair of working gloves (garden gloves are fine). Trash bags will be provided.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 800

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Trail Maintenance

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Rosary Lakes are once again pristine and free of trash. Fire rings were cleaned of ash and downsized to the 12 inch diameter that the forest service requires. Rings closer than 100 ft. to the lake are often removed unless it is a ring that has a long history and is a favorable spot in terms of fire safety. The day was clear giving the lakes an Emerald Green and Blue appearance. An eagle was sighted soaring around Pulpit Rock as we ate our lunch at Upper Rosary Lake. Yellow Jackets were ever present and we later discovered a ground nest near our lunch spot. Ane's two way radio's came in handy when we split the group to cover different areas of each lake. Everyone had a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction of leaving the lakes better than we found it.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 4
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Wilken, Lyndell 541-343-3080 N —
2 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N —
3 Signed-Up Chan, Annie 541-223-2018 N —
4 Signed-Up Koch, Elizabeth 281-323-9440 N —
5 Signed-Up McKee, Ane 541-554-1364 N —
6 Signed-Up Stockdale, Chris 541-221-2293 N —
7 Signed-Up Winther, Paul 541-666-9956 N —
8 Signed-Up Jost, Jonathan 541-520-4841 N —